Western Downs Regional Council

Value added

In Western Downs Regional Council, Construction most productive industry, generating $719 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Western Downs Regional Council. It shows how productive each industry sector is at increasing the value of its inputs. It is a more refined measure of the productivity of an industry sector than output (total gross revenue), as some industries have high levels of output but require large amounts of input expenditure to achieve that.

By comparing the value added of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of Western Downs Regional Council’s economy. This can be done by directly comparing the percentage contribution of each industry to the total output, relative to the benchmark, or by using a location quotient, where a number greater than one indicates a high concentration of that industry and less than one indicates a lower concentration.

To see what contribution each industry makes to the state or region, see the Industry sector analysissection. To understand the value of a worker in each industry, view this dataset in conjunction with Worker productivity data, and to see the relationship of value added to the total size of the economy, go to the Gross Regional Product section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Value added by industry sector
Western Downs Regional Council2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing618.218.74.1577.420.33.7+40.8
Mining645.919.58.5497.117.59.0+148.8
Manufacturing133.84.06.9140.95.07.6-7.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services309.79.43.4229.28.13.6+80.5
Construction719.121.79.0533.418.710.0+185.7
Wholesale Trade102.23.13.976.52.74.0+25.7
Retail Trade124.23.85.6104.83.75.5+19.5
Accommodation and Food Services38.81.22.869.62.43.0-30.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing102.53.16.297.53.47.1+5.0
Information Media and Telecommunications7.40.21.67.00.21.4+0.4
Financial and Insurance Services52.51.66.566.02.36.7-13.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services29.00.93.532.61.13.4-3.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services53.11.67.956.12.07.0-3.0
Administrative and Support Services45.11.44.035.31.23.7+9.8
Public Administration and Safety92.52.86.598.63.56.2-6.1
Education and Training85.02.66.092.83.36.3-7.7
Health Care and Social Assistance98.93.010.282.12.98.4+16.8
Arts and Recreation Services5.50.21.03.70.10.8+1.8
Other Services43.91.32.444.61.62.4-0.7
Total industries3,307.4100.0100.02,845.2100.0100.0+462.2

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures. Learn more

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the valued added by industry sectors in Western Downs Regional Council in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction (719 million or 21.7%)
  • Mining (646 million or 19.5%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (618 million or 18.7%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 1,983 million in total or 60.0% of the total value added by industry in the Western Downs Regional Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 9.0% in Construction; 8.5% in Mining and 4.1% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

The major differences between the value added by industries of Western Downs Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (18.7% compared to 4.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Construction (21.7% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Mining (19.5% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (3.0% compared to 10.2%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Western Downs Regional Council $increased by 462 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Western Downs Regional Council were for:

  • Construction (+$186 million)
  • Mining (+$149 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$81 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$41 million)

Western Downs Regional Council

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